Spice up Halloween party with these themed drinks

That’s why Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the largest North American wine and spirits distribution company, has asked its mixologists to come up with their most creative and creepy cocktail recipes for Halloween house parties. From goblin goblets and poisoned apple martinis to blood orange margaritas and cannibal corpse revivals, these recipes are sure to help consumers raise their spirits this Halloween.

Beetle juice

▪ 1.5 ounces of vanilla vodka.

▪ 1.5 ounces of dark crème de cacao.

▪ Two ounces of pumpkin puree.

▪ One ounce cream.

Shake the cream and pumpkin puree over ice to combine. Pour in remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish: Rim cocktail glass with graham cracker crumbs.

Cannibal corpse

▪ 1.5 ounces of Navy Strength gin.

▪ Half an ounce fresh lemon juice.

▪ Half an ounce simple syrup.

▪ Four dashes of Pear Eau de Vie.

▪ One teaspoon Fernet Liqueur.

Shake the ingredients over ice and strain into collins glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish: Top with chilled Prosecco and garnish with a half-lemon wheel in the glass. Serve with a straw.

Witchcraft

Shake the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Floater: Heavy cream-spice mix. Twelve ounces of heavy cream shaken with three ounces of chai syrup. Shake without ice until fluffy, but must not be whipped. Keep refrigerated after use. Garnish: Sprinkle of edible pumpkin crystals.

Blood margarita

▪ Two ounces Blanco tequila.

▪ Three-quarters of an ounce fresh lime juice.

▪ Half an ounce of orange liqueur.

▪ Half an ounce blood orange liqueur; may use blood orange puree or juice instead. Must play with recipe if you use either of these as the sugar content can be high. If using liqueur, quarter ounces of agave nectar for more sweetness. Garnish: Thin lime wheel.